NORTHERN CONTEST

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26791, 7 June 1948, Page 7

NORTHERN CONTEST

LEADING AMATEURS REACH • SEMI-FINALS P.A. HAMILTON, June 6. Four of the leading amateur golfers in the country have reached the semi-finals of the North Island championships which began at St. Andrews links on Saturday. R. H. Glaaing, New Zealand open champion, will meet the national amateur champion, B. M. Silk, while the other semi-final will be played between A. R. Kitto and J. Jeffery. These matches will be over 36 holes, with the final to be played on Tuesday, also a 36-hole match. Two medal rounds were played on Saturday and the 16 players who returned the best cards qualified for the North Island Championship. With a 72 in the morning and a brilliant 70, which equalled the course record established by E. J. Moss in 1937, R. H. Glading finished six strokes ahead of the next best net score of 143 returned by the Wanganui amateur, A. R. Kitto. The 16 qualifiers were R. H. Glading 72—70—142, A. R. Kitto 74—74—148, B. M. Silk 78—71—149, E. W. Young 77—74—151, W. E. Jones 76—76 152, W. B. Reilly 77—75—152, A. N. Young 79_74_153, S. J. Holden 81—73—154, J. Q. Casev 80—74—154. J. C. Pelham 77—77 154, G. P. Roberts 76—78—154, J. Jeffrey 76—79—155, T. J. Jeffrey 75—80—155, T. Jones 80—77—157, H. P. Dale 78—79—157, G. E. Revel! 76—81—157. The first round of the championships resulted:—Glading beat Jones, 2 and 1; A. N. Young beat H. P. Dale, 2 up; Silk beat Robert, 2 and 1; J. Jeffrey beat E. W. Young 6 and 4: Revell beat Holden, 2 and 1; Reilly beat T. P. Jones, 4 and 3; Kitto beat Pelham. 3 and 1. Second Round.—Glading beat T. J. Jeffrey. 4 and 3: Silk beat A. N. Young, 2 and 1; Kitto beat Reilly, 6 and 5; J. Jeffrey beat Revell at the nineteenth. There was almost a sensation in the opening round of the championships when R. H. Glading was taken to the nineteenth hole by a\youthful Hamilton player, J. Q. Casey. Both played excellent golf, Glading going round in 74 and Casey in 75. The first two rounds of the St. Andrews Plate resulted as follows:—First round: J. Sterrit beat G. Adams, 3 and 2; G. L. Taylor beat D. V. Sutherland, 2 and 1, W. J. Ryan beat P. Ralph, 3 and 2; B G Thompson beat N. Hocking. 3 and 2; M Sing beat J. D. Shanley, 1 up: N. W. H. Amon beat A. Vahir. I up; L. B. Johnston beat A. J. Fletcher, 4 and 2; D. Bamfieid beat W. Bellingham, 3 and 2. Second round: Sterrit beat Taylor, 3 and 2; Thompson beat Ryan, 4 and 2; Sing beat Amon, 5 and 4; Johnston beat Bamfieid, 3 and 1. The first round of the Championship Flight resulted: —W. E. Jones beat J. Q. Casey, 3 and 2; H. P. Dale beat G. P. Roberts, 2 and 1; S. J. Holden beat E W. Young. 1 up: T. P. Jones beat J. C. Pelham, 5 and 4.